How To Pronounce Flap
flap
UK
Phonemic
/flæp/
Phonetic
[fl̥æp̚]
US
Phonemic
/flæp/
In British English, flap is pronounced /flæp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥æp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /flæp/.
Flap has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
flæp
Flap has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Flap
Questions About Flap
How do you pronounce flap in British English?
In British English, flap is pronounced /flæp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fl̥æp̚].
How do you pronounce flap in American English?
In American English, flap is pronounced /flæp/.
Do British and American English pronounce flap the same way?
Yes. Both are /flæp/.
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